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Hello DOS-World ! On some DOS-Systems with a Novell-Server there´s no NUL-Device i.Ex. IF EXIST C:\TEMP\NUL doesn´t work Has anyone an idea ?? Thanks !

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c:\temp\nul isn't a device It is a directory/file

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On DOS 6.x you can use IF EXIST C:\\NUL ... to check if the directory exists. Only with an Novelll 3.x Server the NUL-DEVICE doesn´t work. NUL is a device and not a file name !!!

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Date: April 5, 2000 at 09:26:33 Pacific

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NUL: is a device. >NUL is directed to a NUL: device. C:\TEMP\NUL is a directory. Syntax and use makes all the difference.

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